tocara

played (an instrument), touched

t o ˈk a ɾ a → tocar
toc touch + ara Imperfect subjunctive
verb · singular · imperfect subjunctive Rare #29,604
played (an instrument) Imperfect subjunctive of “tocar”; often used after “si” to talk about hypothetical situations.
SP: Si tocara el piano, practicaría todos los días.
EN: If I played the piano, I would practice every day.
touched Imperfect subjunctive of “tocar”; often used after “si” to talk about hypothetical situations.
SP: Si tocara esa olla, me quemaría.
EN: If I touched that pot, I would burn myself.
Conjugation of tocar
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First tocaba —
Third tocaba tocaban
tocara

Le he dicho que no me tocara.

I told him not to touch me.

— Los pecadores (2025)

Tom no quería que yo lo tocara.

Tom didn't want me to touch him.

Tom le pidió a Mary que tocara algo con su guitarra.

Tom asked Mary to play something on her guitar.

Tom me dijo que nunca tocara su rifle.

Tom told me never to touch his rifle.

Le pedimos a Hanako que tocara el piano.

We asked Hanako to play the piano.

Había un piano en el cuarto, pero no había nadie que lo tocara.

There was a piano in the room, but there was no one to play it.

Le dije que le dijera a sus hombres que nadie tocara a Santiago.

I told him to tell his men that no one was to touch Santiago.

— Algunos hombres buenos (1992)

Kendrick dice que él ordenó que nadie tocara a Santiago.

Kendrick says he ordered that no one touch Santiago.

— Algunos hombres buenos (1992)

Me dijo que no lo tocara y estaba lidiando con ella.

She told me not to touch it and I was dealing with it.

— Anora (2024)

Le pedí que no tocara piano tarde por la noche.

I asked him not to play piano late at night.

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